Did you know there are THREE types of trust you need to earn to make a sale? According to research in the Journal of Interactive Marketing, when it comes to buying products and services, these three distinct trust factors are crucial. You’re probably familiar with the first two: Trust Factor …
100 Episodes Later…
This week your fix of Selling Unique inspo is a little different... I was recently a guest on The Copywriter Club podcast with Rob Marsh & Kira Hug, and we had a good old natter. (That’s old people English for a chinwag… you know, a chit-chat, confab, chewing the fat, shooting the …
Are You Really Worth THIS Much?
Pricing your products and services can be a minefield. Freelancers and consultants worry about what the people ahead of them and behind them are charging… Makers of physical products worry about fluctuating material and shipping costs… Digital entrepreneurs and course owners worry about …
The Alternative Question
Time for this month’s Clarity Question to help you create more effective and unique sales messaging for your biz. I’ll jump straight into this one, as I’m currently wrapping up a busy work-cation in Tel Aviv… (…where, in addition to my usual writing duties, I’ve also spent some time modelling …
‘Curb Your Lebowski-ism’
What do people HATE about the industry you’re in? You know, the thing that drives them nuts? That’s this month’s Clarity Question to help you sell unique – and the answer will help you connect more deeply with your audience. Here's how: First up, I know – hate’s a strong …
I See You, Swimming Upstream
Time for another Clarity Question to help you sell unique in your biz… (What’s a ‘Clarity Question’? Each month I share a new question you can ask about your business, to inspire you or bring clarity to your messaging… It’ll be something I’ve learned from one of the smart minds in marketing …
Selling Less
Quick one for ya this week... Here’s another valuable question to ask yourself about your business: What if you deliberately sold LESS of your products or services next year? Now, that’s not a question your average ‘BIGGER! FASTER! MORE!’ biz-bro will be asking… “Less?!? Who the …
What Would YOU Say To Them?
As you’ve probably realized by now, I’m a big fan of the power of questions. Questions as part of a working process to help find the truth at the heart of a project… Questions to better understand the people we serve… Questions to help us create, develop and share our products. So I …
